In this era, the power of religion is incomparably strong, and every believer does not dare to disobey the god he believes in, even if he really wants to disobey, but other believers and the military power and appeal of religion will make him kneel at the feet of the gods again.

And if the chief of Fort Norma cut off the Shilaum token in public, he would never be accepted by the Heyramite followers again, and he could only become a Christian and be baptized, which was the only prerequisite for the purpose of Karl's letter.

Carl's letterhead only needs to do one thing - form an alliance!

That's right, it's simply a matter of daring to the extreme, to win over an alliance with a pagan chieftain, or a sheikh with whom he has just been at war!

No one who can be an earl or a chief is a fool, and personal joy and anger can affect their decision-making, but they can also be suppressed by them, and everything depends on whether they want to or not.

There is no doubt that the Chief of Fort Carmel did it, he knew that what Carl said was right, in the current situation, he could not face the Great Chief of Fort Carmel alone, and Carl couldn't do it, he didn't have that confidence, after all, the Great Chief of Fort Carmel was powerful, and as the Great Chief of the Great Emirate of Fort Carmel, Lopur would not let them go, he would not tolerate the collapse of his Great Emirate, so the best way was to form an alliance, and Carl and Chief of Fort Norma would form an alliance.

It is not easy to do this, neither of them trusts each other, he can't get Carl to convert to the Heyramite, now that Carl is strong and he is weak, then he can only retreat.

Presumably, the chief of Fort Norma was also very unwilling, but he had no choice.

……

"Once again, we have won, my friends!" Karl held his glass high, his face slightly reddened, and after this victory, he had successfully established himself here.

"Salute to my great master!"

The knights of the Inner House were already a little drunk, and even Sir Vahn and the religious knights, who had always thought that they should be thrifty, let go of their bellies.

This is indeed a great victory to celebrate, and apart from Karl, the religious knights should be the most joyful group, helping a nobleman to claim a territory at the hands of the heathen, which is a great honor, and it is a great honor that their name will soon reach the ears of the major dioceses, and the Christians will be proud of them, and even the bishops will hire them, and their glory will be enough to make them ascend to heaven!

It must be said that even the members of these knights are concerned with worldly pleasures, but more often than not, their hearts are focused on heaven and the gospel of the Lord, and their piety and faith are unquestionable and unquestionable.

This was something that reassured Cal and frightened him at the same time, because such a strong faith would not give them the idea of seizing their own territory, and could be driven by him in his war with the infidels, and he was afraid that such a firm and pure faith was not under his control at all! If one is not handled well, he can't even think about what will happen.

"My noble monarch, your victories are worthy of being celebrated, and your victories in war are worth celebrating, but perhaps now we should embark on something else." Derian knelt on one knee with his right hand on his left chest with a sincere expression.

"Sovereign?" Karl opened his eyes slightly, the word made his drunkenness disappear, as a knight he was not qualified to use this title, but if it was an earl......

"My sovereign, with all due respect, the Dias family does not have a high enough prestige, so no nobles are willing to help you in times of danger for your family."

"Shut up! You're denigrating the Dias family! ”

Karl opened his eyes suddenly, his eyes like a poisonous snake, making Derian have a faint cold sweat on his forehead.

What Derian said was a fact, as I said before, Baron Dias was attacked by Baron Samu, and no one was willing to help Baron Dias, as long as one or two nobles were willing to help Baron Dias, it would not be so difficult, but even if it was a fact, Brother Derian still made him angry when he said this!

"Monk, you're playing with fire!" The knights also changed their faces, this kind of thing is simply an insult! And as Carl's knight of the Inner Palace, insulting Karl is tantamount to insulting them.

In this era, the nobles value the glory of the family more than anything else, and if you insult him personally, others may laugh at the magnanimity of others, but insult his family...... Hehe, there must be no nobleman who won't be angry.

"No, no, no, I don't mean to insult you or the Dias family, in fact I don't respect you less than anyone else!" Brother Derian hurriedly explained.

"Give me a reason to forgive you." Carl snorted coldly and sat back in his place, but his eyes were not good.

"My noble lord, Sir Karl, you need to raise your rank, which will bring you and your family great glory, as I said, this is the best chance, you will be our sovereign, the great, noble, Count of Dortmund to be sung by the bards!"

Brother Derian shouted excitedly, his voice echoing through the castle halls.

Although the knights had known the monk's intentions for a long time, they could not calm down for a long time when they heard his words.

"Can I gain glory and prestige as long as I become an earl...... Carl said slowly, his eyes lowered so that no one could tell what he was thinking.

"Of course, my monarch, Dortmund is enough to support your claim, and this is also your legitimate title, you only need to leave the rest to me, and I will make your reputation reverberate among the nobles, and your reputation will be louder than those so-called champion knights!"

Karl didn't speak, but his chest was heaving, what a noble title he was now within reach of, an earl who ruled an entire county.

"Go get ready." Carl waved his hand.

Brother Derian smiled, and things began to go the way he had expected.

"One more thing, Lord Earl, is it important to determine which Duke you wish allegiance? Or maybe you have something to do with the Duke? Brother Derian asked.

Although Karl is not an earl now, at least he has not made the necessary claims, but he has already called it so in advance, and the Lord Vane seemed to want to say something, but seeing Karl's unchanged expression, he finally did not speak.

"Do I have to be loyal to a duke?" Karl frowned.

"Do you want to exist as an independent person? It's not impossible, but IMHO, I don't think it's a good choice, your territory is still dangerous, and it will be in danger for a long time, and even if you want to take full control of the estates, villages, and towns in your territory, it will take a lot of time and strength, and if you choose to be independent, maybe everything will threaten your rule, and you need the protection of the Duke. ”

Friar Derian was a little surprised, shook his head like a rattle, and explained the stakes to Carl.

"Tick tick...... Tick tick ......" Karl tapped lightly on the armrest, pondering Brother Derian's words.

For some reason, Natalie's face flashed through his mind, though only for a moment.

"Duke Ritzland, I have some relationship with Lord Ritzland's children, Sir Frederick, and Princess Natalie." Carl said lightly, he didn't know why.

"Are you related to the Rizlandburg family? That's really great! Brother Derian was overjoyed, he thought he would need to do something, but if that was the case, it would have been much easier.

"I'll prepare the ceremony for you to claim your title, and I'll take care of the rest." Brother Derian said respectfully, now that he had completely treated Karl as a count.

"If you're really done with it all, then why don't I give you a position as a palace minister." Karl glanced at him and said.

"I will serve you as my monarch." Brother Derian grinned.

The knights looked at each other, as if they were taken aback by the development, but were soon filled with joy that if Karl's title was raised, their status would naturally rise.

Especially Kevin, presumably the position of military minister must be his, and if this matter reaches the Selder Manor, those people in the Selder Manor will also be ecstatic.

……

"What you say is true? That's impossible! "Lopur doesn't remember how many times he got angry, he has always been very good at cultivation, but recently he has always been unable to control his emotions, he wants to kill!

Just now, he got the news again that the coalition between the chief of Dortmund and the chief of Fort Norma was defeated, and the information that the chief of Dortmund was killed on the spot directly made him confused.

In his opinion, although the combined forces of the Dortmund chieftain and the Normaburg chieftain are not too strong, there is no problem at all in retaking Dortmund Castle.

This is not the most outrageous, after all, siege warfare is indeed not so easy to fight, and if you lose, you lose, but the next information really makes him distracted.

It clearly states that the chief of Fort Norma renounced the faith of the Shijom religion and was baptized with the help of the Christian priests in the country and became a Christian!

Of course, he knew what Chief Normaburg would bring after doing this, at least he really didn't dare to act rashly now, otherwise those nobles of Christendom, especially those bishops, would definitely deal with him for this converted chieftain.

"Great Chief, we must crusade against Chief Normaburg, this is an insult, an insult to the gods!"

Every day in his court, the priests of the Shijom Cult would ask him to send troops, after all, the actions of the chiefs of Fort Norma were like slapping them in the face, and the gods were also beaten by the way.

Lopple had a headache, and he didn't know what to do right now.

"Carl Dias!"

Lopple roared at the name, as if he wanted to eat its flesh raw......